Ch. 3 Suffixes Flashcards
(123 cards)
1
Q
Acr/o
A
Extremities, top, extreme point
2
Q
Acu/o
A
Sharp, severe, sudden
3
Q
Aden/o
A
Gland
4
Q
Adip/o
A
Fat
5
Q
Amni/o
A
Amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
6
Q
Angi/o
A
Vessel
7
Q
Arteri/o
A
Artery
8
Q
Arthr/o
A
Joint
9
Q
Axill/o
A
Armpit
10
Q
Bi/o
A
Life
11
Q
Blephar/o
A
Eyelid
12
Q
Bronch/o
A
Bronchial tubes (two tubes, one right and one left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)
13
Q
Carcin/o
A
Cancer
14
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart
15
Q
Chem/o
A
Drug, chemical
16
Q
Chondr/o
A
Cartilage
17
Q
Chron/o
A
Time
18
Q
Col/o
A
Colon (large intestine)
19
Q
Cyst/o
A
Urinary bladder
20
Q
Encephal/o
A
Brain
21
Q
Erythr/o
A
Red
22
Q
Hem/o
A
Blood
23
Q
Hepat/o
A
Liver
24
Q
Hydr/o
A
Water, fluid
25
Inguin/o
Groin
26
Isch/o
To hold back
27
Lapar/o
Abdomen, abdominal wall
28
Laryng/o
Larynx
29
Leuk/o
White
30
Lymph/o
Lymph
31
Mamm/o
Breast
32
Mast/o
Breast
33
Morph/o
Shape, form
34
Muc/o
Mucus
35
My/o
Muscle
36
Myel/o
Spinal cord, bone marrow
37
Necr/o
Death (of cells or whole body)
38
Nephr/o
Kidney
39
Neur/o
Nerve
40
Neutr/o
Neutrophil (a white blood cell)
41
Nucle/o
Nucleus
42
Ophthalm/o
Eye
43
Osteo/o
Bone
44
Ot/o
Ear
45
Path/o
Disease
46
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
47
Phag/o
To eat, swallow
48
Phleb/o
Vein
49
Plas/o
Formation, development
50
Pleur/o
Pleura
51
Pneumon/o
Lungs
52
Pulmon/o
Lungs
53
Radi/o
X-Rays
54
Rect/o
Rectum
55
Ren/o
Kidney
56
Rhin/o
Nose
57
Sarc/o
Flesh
58
Splen/o
Spleen
59
Staphyl/o
Clusters
60
Strept/o
Twisted chains
61
Thorac/o
Chest
62
Thromb/o
Clot
63
Tonsill/o
Tonsils
64
Trache/o
Trachea (windpipe)
65
Ven/o
Vein
66
-algia
Pain
67
-cele
Hernia
68
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
69
-coccus
Berry-shaped bacterium
70
-cocci
Berry-shaped bacterium
71
-cyte
Cell
72
-dynia
Pain
73
-ectomy
Excision, removal, resection
74
-emia
Blood condition
75
- genesis
Condition of producing, forming
76
- gram
Record
77
-graph
Instrument for recording
78
- graphy
Process of recording
79
-itis
Inflammation
80
-logy
Study of
81
-lysis
Breakdown, destruction, separation
82
-malacia
Softening
83
-megaly
Enlargement
84
-oma
Tumor, mass, collection of fluid
85
-opsy
To view
86
-osis
Condition, usually abnormal
87
-pathy
Disease condition
88
-penia
Deficiency
89
-phobia
Fear
90
-plasia
Development, formation, growth
91
-plasty
Surgical repair
92
-ptosis
Drooping, falling, prolapse
93
-sclerosis
Hardening
94
-scope
Instrument for visual examination
95
-scopy
Process of visual examination (with an endoscope)
96
-stasis
Controlling, stopping
97
-stomy
Opening to form a mouth (stoma)
98
-therapy
Treatment
99
-tomy
Incision, cutting into
100
-trophy
Development, nourishment
101
-er
One who
102
-ia
Condition
103
-ist
Specialist
104
-ole
Little, small
105
-ule
Little, small
106
-um
Structure, tissue
107
-ium
Structure, tissue
108
-us
Structure, substance
109
-y
Condition, process
110
-ac
Pertaining to
111
-iac
Pertaining to
112
-al
Pertaining to
113
-ar
Pertaining to
114
-ary
Pertaining to
115
-eal
Pertaining to
116
-genic
Pertaining to producing, produced by or in
117
-ic
Pertaining to
118
-ical
Pertaining to
119
-oid
Resembling, derived from
120
-ose
Pertaining to, full of
121
-ous
Pertaining to
122
-tic
Pertaining to
123
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
